^12:1 He who loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

    ^12:2 A good man will obtain favor of Jehovah, but he will condemn a man of wicked devices.

    ^12:3 A man will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

    ^12:4 A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but she who makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

    ^12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.

    ^12:6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

    ^12:7 The wicked are overthrown and are not, but the house of the righteous will stand.

    ^12:8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

    ^12:9 Better is he who is lightly esteemed and has a servant, than he who honors himself and lacks bread.

    ^12:10 A righteous man regards the life of his beast, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

    ^12:11 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who pursues vanities is void of understanding.

    ^12:12 A wicked man desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives.

    ^12:13 A wicked man is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous will come out of trouble.

    ^12:14 A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth and the actions of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

    ^12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

    ^12:16 A fool's anger is instantly known, but a prudent man conceals shame.

    ^12:17 He who breathes-out truth shows forth righteousness, but a false witness, deceit.

    ^12:18 There is he who speaks rashly like the stabs of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.

    ^12:19 The lips of truth will be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

    ^12:20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy is to the counselors of peace.

    ^12:21 There will no evil happen to a righteous man, but the wicked will be filled with evil.

    ^12:22 Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah, but those who deal truly are his delight.

    ^12:23 A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

    ^12:24 The hand of the diligent will rule, but the slothful will be put under forced-labor.

    ^12:25 Heaviness in the heart of a man makes it droop, but a good word makes it glad.

    ^12:26 A righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked makes them go-astray.

    ^12:27 The slothful man roasts not what he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

    ^12:28 Life is in the way of righteousness and in the pathway of it there is no death.